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Bill: Newspaper Name Change
Details
Submitted by[?]: Genuine Progress Alliance
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 3134
Description[?]:
| This is an "out of character" bill. This bill aims to change the name of our nation's newspaper in the forum from Noticias de Aloria to The Alorian Times. Once put into vote, the resolution would need 2/3 of Parliament votes in order for the forum moderator to approve this change. ============ Proposal to change Newspaper Name. Old value:: Noticias de Aloria Proposed: The Alorian Times |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:47:46, June 04, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Workers Party | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Actually our newspaper is called the Democratic Republic of Aloria Daily. Plus why would we have a Spanish/Portuguese sounding name in the first place? Also Broadcasting means television and radio not newspaper. Like the BBC-British Broadcasting Corporation or SABC- South African Broadcasting Corporation. Nobody ever calls a newspaper Broadcasting Company that would sound weird and out of place wouldn't it?? |
| Date | 05:18:04, June 04, 2011 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | The Democratic Republic of Aloria Daily is indeed our country's newspaper in the game, but that's a system-controlled newspaper that posts election results and results of the bills being voted on. Apart from the system, only the President, Prime Minister, or Foreign Affairs Minister can post anything else in it (which explains why I'm able to post my state of the nation address in the newspaper). The forum newspaper, on the other hand, gives all parties a higher opportunity for role-play while also giving other nations a glimpse into what's happening in your country. This is not just something done in Aloria; other nations do it as well, and keep their forum newspaper. As for the ABC thing --- well, I don't understand it either. I believe that was something made by the previous parties as a (roleplay) national broadcasting company for Aloria. Why they didn't settle for a newspaper for logical reasons, I don't know. You can take a look at what we did in the past with regards to media roleplay here: http://classic.particracy.net/viewbill.php?billid=249407 Be advised that because the forums were changed, all of those links that I posted in that debate no longer exists. |
| Date | 05:55:14, June 04, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Workers Party | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Well then lets change it to something more logical then. Not ABC. How about Alorian Advocate, The Alorian Times or The Alroian Examiner? Any other suggestions. Plus isn't the ABC in America called the American Broadcasting Company? We want to call this one Alorian Broadcasting Company? Its too un-original for me. |
| Date | 08:21:00, June 04, 2011 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | We agree with the CWP it is to un-orginal. However I did like that it had an acnrycom |
| Date | 08:30:22, June 04, 2011 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | I see. Well, I like The Alorian Times. May I know if the PP has a possible name in mind? I'll try to explore a name with an acronym as well. |
| Date | 11:46:28, June 04, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Workers Party | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | But newspapers don't really have acronyms don't they? You wouldn't see on the front page of the Irish Times saying IT or an American example, the New York Times saying NYT. It is only in television media that you have acronyms like RTE is short for Raidio Teilifís Eireann but nobody says that because A- English is more widely spoken than Gaelic in Ireland and B- Its impractical to say that all the time. |
| Date | 17:44:25, June 05, 2011 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Some newspapers do, though not used that often. For instance, we have the Philippine Daily Inquirer, which had used the acronym PDI. However, more people call it as "Inquirer". And I just had this weird idea. Why not call it the Alorian National Times, or ANT? |
| Date | 21:06:58, June 05, 2011 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | ANT? lmao. Sorry no it's good. |
| Date | 09:23:18, June 06, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Workers Party | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Wow, are you from the Philippines? You have really good English if you are. All I know in Tagalog is Kumusta is that how you spell it? Yes people call it that like in South Africa we have a newspaper called the Mail and Guardian but everyone calls the M and G but on the actual newspaper itself it says Mail and Guardian. Although, in Ireland everyone says it how it is like Irish Times, Dublin Journal, Cork Examiner etc etc. Nothing abbreviated here |
| Date | 15:55:12, June 06, 2011 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Yeah, I'm from the Philippines. And yes, that's the correct spelling for Kumusta. |
| Date | 08:45:54, June 07, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Workers Party | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Well might I say you seem very educated and very good at English for a Filipino. Have you spent time outside the Philippines studying or does your country have a very excellent education system for a developing nation? |
| Date | 13:19:21, June 07, 2011 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | I never studied outside the Philippines. I did study in private schools, though. And our education system uses English as a medium of instruction in almost every subject. I can't really speak if our education system is really good, though. It's still something I have to evaluate further, especially since I plan on becoming a teacher soon. That might help expose me to public schools and have a better view of our education system. |
| Date | 04:11:55, June 08, 2011 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Let's go back to our primary topic. Would all of us agree with The Alorian Times, or would you prefer something else? |
| Date | 08:15:27, June 08, 2011 CET | From | Conservative Workers Party | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Alorian Times sounds good, I'm fine with that. |
| Date | 07:00:31, June 09, 2011 CET | From | New Aloria Party (NAP) | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Alorian Times. |
| Date | 07:11:09, June 09, 2011 CET | From | Genuine Progress Alliance | To | Debating the Newspaper Name Change |
| Message | Alright. Voting will begin after the elections (which is a few hours from now). By that time, the voting process won't get restarted. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 400 | |||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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